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136. White House Rolling Out Red Carpet Memorial Day Weekend
They’ll be rolling out the red carpet at…
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310. JFK Photos Unveiled Today at Barrington High School
This afternoon, on the eve of the 50th…
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83. Marketplace: Mother’s Day Blooms at Goebbert’s
If you’re looking for something special to do…
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28. Catlow Memories Contest Winner Revealed!
We loved reading the entries in the contest…
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241. Marketplace: Turn Back Time at The Bread Basket
We’re stepping back in time and sharing a…
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231. Guess Where Wednesday & Last Week’s Winner
So it’s clear to me now that local history is no mystery in Barrington! We had a record-breaking number of guesses come in last week when we published our “mystery photo” from the Barrington Area Library archives. More on that in a minute. But first, we have an AWESOME prize for the winner of our new mystery photo contest. So let’s get to it! I cropped this picture to make it a little more challenging. Can you guess what this is a picture of?
We’ll get to this week’s prize in a minute. But first, let’s talk about last week’s winner. Just moments ago we drew the winning name and it is……
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224. “Guess Where Wednesday” & Last Week’s Winner
We’re going back in time for this week’s “Mystery Photo” here at 365Barrington.com. This picture comes straight from the Barrington Area Library’s archive of historic photos. You can’t take a picture like this today because this building is no longer standing. But if you’ve been in Barrington a while, this one will probably be obvious. Can you guess what this is a picture of?
We’ll get to this week’s prize in a minute. But first, let’s talk about last week’s winner. Just moments ago we drew the winning name and it is……
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207. The Legend of White Cemetery and Cuba Road
Halloween is just one week from today and,…
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139. Meet The Barrington Bus Family
The first day of school is one week…
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61. Make Peace with the Poppy Chairman
I just met the “Poppy Chairman”, Paul Corwin…
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60. Share the Meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day Weekend is often called the “Unofficial…
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46. Catch Up at The Canteen Restaurant
If you’d like to digest a little history…
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37. Make a Mom-Stop at the Flower Shop
One of the busiest places in Barrington this…
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